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see pages 442 & 443 of Robin Kelley's recent book (casebound edition) March 26, 1976, Carnegie Hall - quintet - Paul Jeffrey (ts), Toot (dm), Larry Ridley (b) & Lonnie Hillyer (tp) according to RK his actual final concert was June 30, 1976, Carnegie Hall with his regular quartet & sharing the bill with Dizzy Gillespie

Yes, I've seen the Fresh Sound Set & have just obtained the recent TOCJ CD reissues (fantastic sound quality). Blue Note/Capitol have reissued quite a bit of the Roulette material over the past 20 years on CD - I'm surprised these were not Anyway, thanks for the heads up

Am I correct in thinking that the Mobley et al 2CD's Monday Night & Another Monday Night At Birdland were originally released in the late 80's/early 90's by Blue Note/Capitol. Does anyone have the CD serial #'s - need them for my ongoing (started 1994) Blue Note & affiliated database. They are not mentioned in the Lord Discography.

Yes, it was reissued in the Kaleodoscope Jazz series Concert 12 mars 1952. Click on Concert Pleyel for the CD content! Thanks Brownie - now I just need to track it down

I've just picked up the Sidney Bechet Kaleidoscope/Vogue (1989) CD - Salle Pleyel 31 Janvier 52. It is supposed to contain the whole concert (minus 5 unissued titles). The majority of the titles from both the Blue Note 10" LP's (7024/5) appear to be derived from this concert (two songs from 7025 come from the later March 12 concert). The March 12 date was apparently released on a double CD (660504) - can't seem to track this one down. Was it released in the same Kaliedoscope/Vogue series? Most Bechet Pleyel CD's for sale on Amazon (US/UK/France/Germany) are usually poorly detailed (re label & tracks) except for the Masters of Jazz (Italian?) release so it's difficult to know if I'm looking at the right one. I've never seen a double pleyel set advertised. Have the two concerts ever been released as a single set (2 or 3 CD's?)

many thanks for the info

Can anyone confirm that "No Smokes Blues" from the December 31, 1944 Continental session has an alternate take/version The Lord Discography states that the main difference between the two versions is the introduction break (clarinet by Aaron Sachs on one & trumpet by Dizzy Gillespie on the other) I have the same version (clarinet intro) on two CD's (Continental Sessions, Vol. 3 - Storyville & Interlude - Naxos). These are listed as the original 78 release 6061. The alternate take is supposed to be on the Vaughan Remington EP 35 (anyone out there with a copy of this?) The Lord Discog appears to have this switched around ie the alternate take (trumpet intro) as the 78 release (6061) & the original take on the EP (clarinet intro) Do these different versions actually exist?? The 3CD Continental Sessions set (Storyville) makes no mention of this

What a coincidence - I'm currently reading Kelley's Monk text Margarita Orelia Benskina was Panamanian born & an Afro Cuban dancer in the 40's. She was Rouse's & The Jazz Modes manager but also a practitioner of West African divination & owned/operated a "Botanica". In her later years she had a career as a poet, scholar, socialite & Harlem celebrity. She passed away in 2002.

Are you referring to the JSP 4CD set (924) : DE, Vol. 1 1926-29 - Mrs Clinkscales To The Cotton Club (2005 release) ? - There is no mention on the box or CD's as to who was responsible for the remastering. JSP usually advertise on their merchandise especially if Davies or Kendall were involved. There is also a second 4CD set that is just a compilation of later material.

The original 1988 US release (CDP 7-46854-2) has 15 titles The 2007 Japanese TOCJ release I have (6388) has only 10 titles - same as the original LP (WP 1285) I think the earlier TOCJ releases from the early 2000's followed the original US release with the extra titles

Received my set today (way down in Australia) Very happy with the sound, though I am listening to converted MP3 files on my Mac (Harmon Kardon Sound Sticks & jellyfish woofer) Those middle discs in boxes 1 & 2 are a trifle tight!! This set will certainly achieve "Classic" status

Yes, they will break - snapped a disc from the Ellington sidemen box a couple of years ago (luckily Mosaic replaced it) Appears to be a problem in quite a few of the sets

Jimmy Smith Live in '69 - Dec 1, 1969 - live Salle Pleyel, Paris - Trio - Eddie McFadden guitar & Charlie Crosby drums (2 sets, 90 minutes in total) Jimmy Smith Bonus Disc - November 1968 - live Copenhagen - Trio - Nathan Page guitar & Charlie Crosby drums (1 set, 28 minutes) Havn't watched either of these yet Art Farmer Live in '64 - June 6, 1964 - live BBC studio, London?, UK - Quartet - Jim Hall guitar, Steve Swallow bass & Pete La Roca drums watched this last night - both the music & visuals are excellent - lots of close ups of Jim Hall working his fretboard Interesting to see how young a large percentage of the studio audience is (& the sartorial styles of the time)

It's actually the CD I was referring to - both LP's on 1 CD released by MPS Germany in the late 90's

Nathan Davis did not make it big as a jazz musician in Paris or in Europe. He managed to make appearances in clubs and recorded several albums but none sold well. Heard him several times in Left Bank clubs (once with Larry Young on piano) in the mid-60s. Good musician as he was, he nonetheless remained essentially a figure on the periphery of the local jazz scene here. That's interesting - I always thought he was much bigger/better known in europe than the US That's probably why his records (& CD's) command such high prices today I've been trying to get his MPS twofer Happy Girl/Hip Walk for quite a few years now - always goes for big bucks (Amazon, Ebay) - I still remember it sitting on the shelf of one of our music shops here in Brisbane in the early 2000's

What did you think of Nathan - was he well known in Europe at the time?

Received the 4th Jazz Icons Box as a Christmas present this year & have just finished watching the Blakey Live in '65 disc & what a bonus seeing live footage of Nathan Davis & Jaki Byard. This version of the Messengers (part of George Wein's Newport In Europe package) was put together at short notice (Freddie Hubbard, Nathan Davis, Jaki Byard, Reggie Workman & AB) & only existed for the 11 concerts they played. The recording was made near the end of the tour & the band are tight, hot & cookin'. AB actually offered Nathan a position in the Messengers after the tour but he declined due to the recent birth of his daughter in Paris. Highly recommended for Nathan Davis fans (don't think there is much live ND material circulating).

finally - I am excited!! started a thread on this in August

Thanks

looked like a good deal until i found out that shipping was 25 bucks! should have considered that as a factor for those in the USA/Europe Shipping rates here to Australia are very reasonable Have been buying from this crowd for the last 3-4 years

tocj 5611-5615. Fascinated by this set - have never seen it before was it the complete LP (15) series 500 to 514 on 5CD's (5611-5615)? - hard to imagine they could have put all that material on 5 CD's maybe it was just the 5 LP's Jazz West Coast Vols 1-5 I've been slowly trying to obtain all of this material via PJ CD releases over the last 15 years

You can order this from CD japan (only 951 yen) http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/search3.html?q=vi+redd&media=&r=any&step=20&order=score

was only looking at a photo of him a couple of days ago (Fargo booklet) & thinking of the memories he would have had of being there on that night Requiescat In Pace Jack

Okkadisks on Australian soil - arrived today, all safe & sound Thanks Chuck